The
president of the People's Republic of China was created in 1954 when the
first constitution consolidated the system of government in the
People's Republic of China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, most populous country, with a Population of China, population exceeding 1.4 billion, slig ...
. At the time, the title was translated into English as ''State Chairman''. The position was abolished between 1975 and 1982 with the functions of head of state being performed by the
chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (
head of legislature). The presidency was revived under the fourth constitution in 1982.
List of heads of state
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Generations of leadership:
Central People's Government
The State Council, constitutionally synonymous with the Central People's Government since 1954 (particularly in relation to local governments), is the chief administrative authority of the People's Republic of China. It is chaired by the p ...
(1949–1954)
;Chairman of the Central People's Government
The 1st Constitution (1954–1975)
;Chairman of the People's Republic of China
The 2nd and
3rd
Third or 3rd may refer to:
Numbers
* 3rd, the ordinal form of the cardinal number 3
* , a fraction of one third
* 1⁄60 of a ''second'', or 1⁄3600 of a ''minute''
Places
* 3rd Street (disambiguation)
* Third Avenue (disambiguation)
* H ...
Constitutions (1975–1982)
; Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress
; Honorary Chairwoman of the People's Republic of China
The 4th Constitution (1983–present)
;President of the People's Republic of China
Timeline
Living former presidents
As of , there is only one living former president:
Hu Jintao. The most recent death of a former president was in 2022 when
Jiang Zemin
Jiang Zemin (17 August 1926 – 30 November 2022) was a Chinese politician who served as general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) from 1989 to 2002, as chairman of the Central Military Commission from 1989 to 2004, and as p ...
(from 1993 to 2003) died at age of 96 years old.
References
See also
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Vice President of the People's Republic of China
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List of premiers of the People's Republic of China
: ''All the names on this list follow the Eastern order convention (family name first, given name second) for consistency.''
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List of vice premiers of the People's Republic of China
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Paramount leader
Paramount leader () is an informal term for the most important political figure in the People's Republic of China (PRC). The paramount leader typically controls the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the People's Liberation Army (PLA), often hol ...
- a informal list of those who have been considered the highest leader of the party and the People's Republic of China
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Orders of precedence in China
The orders of precedence in China is the ranking of political leaders in China for the purposes of event protocol and to arrange the ordering of names in official news bulletins, both written and televised. It is also sometimes used to assess ...
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